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Undermanned All Blacks undone by ferocious Springboks.   One point nail biter makes South Africa the only four time World Cup winner. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.  (eLanka Sports editor) Fourteen players for most part of the game did nothing to make the All Blacks fall over and surrender,  but they did  fall short as South Africa lifted the World Cup rugby for a record fourth time in a one-point thriller at Stade De France stadium in front of a sold out crowd. Reduced to fourteen men in the 29th minute when All Blacks skipper Sam Cane was yellow carded for a crude head high collision, it was later upgraded to a red, which put pressure on the All Blacks to cover the advantage handed to the Springboks for nearly 60 minutes.  Millions of fans were glued to an epic confrontation between two of the best teams ever to play the game. ...